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Amazon Now Offering Ad Supported Kindle

Joe — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:31:37 +0000

Amazon’s most popular seller, the Kindle, is now available at a lower price point than in the past. The catch, it’s ad supported.

What does this mean? It means the kindle screen will add sales offers in different positions on the screen. It sounds like the ads only appear on the top of the page, bottom of the page, and as a screensaver for power save mode.

The savings? Only $25. The standard Kindle is $139, while the ad supported version is $114.

Check out the full details at Amazon

Friday Reading: Rich Dad Poor Dad

Joe — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:10:38 +0000

Another piece of recommended reading. Rich Dad Poor Dad is a book about about the upbringing of a child with two father figures. One, a well educated man, the other, uneducated.

The book compares the teachings of both men. The book demonstrates how they both attempted to climb the financial latter and how they succeeded.

Definitely a good read, the book can be purchased for only $9.90 new on Amazon. Otherwise, used copies start at $.01 + shipping.

Friday Reading: The Millionaire Next Door

Joe — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:51 +0000

Well, it turns out no matter what income bracket you’re in, you probably still broke with negative net worth.

This book was a real eye opener for me. It describes the perception and the reality of millionaires and how they got their millionaire status. The truth is, the average millionaire is not driving a $100,000 sports car, or even a new car for that matter. The folks driving the $100,0000 sports cars are usually just as worse off financially as the person making $8/hour if not worse. They make more they spend more. The doctors and lawyers may be book smart, but according to the author, they are decades behind on financial literacy.

Check it out, this is a good, inexpensive read! Enjoy!

Link to purchase book – Used copies starting at only $.50